“It would sound like I’m lobbying,” Rodriguez said. “I’ve got a great job, and we’re looking forward to finishing it.”

Brandon might not give Rodri guez that chance with three years left on his six-season contract that pays him about $2.5 million annually.

The first-year AD has steadfastly stuck by his plan to evaluate Rodri-guez after the season, which closes against No. 21 Mississippi State on New Year’s Day.

Brandon has refused to waver from that plan while speculation swirls that he’s going to fire Rodriguez and try to hire Stanford coach and former Wolverines quarterback Jim Harbaugh to lead college football’s winningest program.

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he doesn’t know what his brother is going to do.

“I’m just assuming he’s going to stay at Stanford,” he said. “He really likes it there. He loves those players, but you just have to see.

“I don’t think there’s any other jobs that are open right now anyways.”

Not yet.

Rodriguez is 15-21 overall, 6-18 in the Big Ten and 1-10 against ranked teams in three seasons at Michigan.

Brandon has said the NCAA violations — related to practices and offseason workouts — committed under Rodriguez didn’t give him cause to terminate his contract. If Brandon and school officials decide to fire Rodriguez without cause on or after Jan. 1, the buyout drops from $4 million to $2.5 million.

Four assistant basketball coaches at Division I schools and a top Adidas executive were among 10 people charged Tuesday with crimes including bribery and fraud as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

CenturyLink, the telecommunications company that ended its sponsorship agreement with Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall because of his protests during the national anthem last year, said it will not terminate its agreement with current client Emmanuel Sanders.